Two Different Homes, Two Different Outcomes

I couldn’t help comparing my father’s legacy to that of another man who left one of a totally different sort.

June was a very special month for me. We didn't set out to plan things this way at AiG, but I'm always
reminded that there's a Higher Authority for whom nothing is a surprise.

The most important book project I've ever been involved with was released
last month-the same month eleven years ago that my father passed on into the
Lord's presence. This book and my late father are intricately connected.

Our new book, coauthored with me by my youngest brother Stephen, is
called Genesis of a Legacy. This book
traces our upbringing and shares the influence that a godly father (and mother)
had on the lives of their six children. It is a testimony to a father who led
his home to stand firmly on the authority of the Word of God.

This book is about parenting and how to build a Christian worldview in
children, but it is also about husband and wife relationships. In particular, Stephen and I wanted our book to challenge fathers and
mothers to think about the kind of legacy they're leaving their children. Of
course, our challenge to parents is to leave a spiritual legacy.

Most people don't know this, but the ministry of Answers in Genesis is really a result of the spiritual
legacy my father left me.

Ken and his father at Ken and Mally's wedding in 1972.

It seems so fitting that by
God's plan (certainly not ours), this book is being released in the same month
that is the anniversary of our father's promotion to heaven. (And last month we
celebrated Father's Day.) Our father's legacy lives on in this book … and in
this ministry (and in the lives of each of his children).

I couldn't help comparing my father's legacy to that of another man who
left one of a totally different sort.

I am writing this letter just after my wife Mally and I returned
from England, where I spoke at AiG-UK's international creation conference.
While in England, we visited Darwin's home, called Down House, where millions
of dollars have recently been spent restoring the home (it's almost a
shrine to the man).

As we toured through the house, we went into the room where Darwin
wrote On the Origin of Species-a book
which literally changed the world. We stood there and stared at the very chair Darwin sat as he wrote this
book-his most famous legacy.

It was a book that attacked the foundations of the Christian faith,
with an impact that was felt around the world. I prayed, “Lord, bring down this
'house'-this 'house' of evolution that has permeated cultures around the world.”

In the last exhibit in Darwin's house, I stood there and read the
results of Darwin's legacy. Read this for yourself and weep:

Many Christians believed that the world and
everything in it, including mankind, had been created by God in the beginning
and had remained unaltered [sic] ever since.

… (E)very living creature looked the way it did
because God had designed it that way. Darwin's
theory made nonsense of all of this [emphasis mine].

These quotes were actually superimposed over the
text of Genesis chapter 1 presented in the exhibit!

Darwin's legacy, according to his home, was to make “nonsense” of the
authority of God's Word in Genesis. But my father's legacy was to stand on the
authority of God's Word beginning in Genesis: two very different homes.

Darwin's legacy has permeated nations around the world, and wherever there's a formal education system, Darwinian evolution is taught as fact.

The ministry of AiG is one the Lord has raised up to combat Darwin's
legacy. In reality, AiG vs. the evolutionary establishment is a battle between
two opposing legacies. Darwin's legacy has permeated nations around
the world, and wherever there's a formal education system, Darwinian evolution
is taught as fact.

Millions around the world are being led astray by this horrible legacy.
We can see the effects of it nearly everywhere: millions of
students are being taught that Genesis is “nonsense.”

All Christian doctrines (our Christian worldview, morality, etc.) are
founded in the first eleven chapters of Genesis. They are not “nonsense”-they
are real history. These chapters are part of the infallible, inerrant
Word of God.

God is powerfully blessing the proclamation of His Word through AiG. As
I think of my father's pivotal role in raising his children to follow the
Bible, I am thrilled when I hear of other parents similarly influencing their
children:

I wanted to share with you how you have
impacted my life. It has changed the way I live, look at things, and most
importantly, how I teach my children.

I was blindly following the Darwin theories as fact
for my entire adult life. I don't see how I could have ever doubted the
existence of our Wonderful and Generous Creator!

Now that my eyes have been opened, I see evolution
being taught as fact everywhere, even at DisneyWorld in Florida (the big bang,
evolution and its supposed relation to oil and coal, etc.). That must be
causing such an impression with our country's youth.-
C. U., Michigan

I need to ask you to do something special this month. In a way, it's a “thank you” to the memory of my father … and for the legacy he has
left as seen in this worldwide ministry of AiG.

Now, while we're so thrilled to see so many people becoming excited by
the Creation Museum project and have given generously (the museum is scheduled
to open, debt-free, in 10 months), we face a challenge this month. While we continue to raise funds for the museum, the rest of the
ministry needs increased support or we cannot continue at our current level.

Although I do share some of our needs with you each month, I think you'll agree that we are fairly low key about this. This month,
though, we need to be a little bolder in our request and bring our immediate
need to your attention.

Your gift to the general fund this month will be a part of your legacy
to support the Lord's work in proclaiming the vital creation/gospel message.

Your donation will ensure that
AiG's seminar ministry, award-winning website (with up to 60,000 daily visits), radio outreach (on 800-plus stations in America) and other outreaches
continue to have an impact in America, as together we proclaim the authority of
the Bible from its very first verse. Thank you.

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Answers in Genesis is an apologetics ministry, dedicated to helping Christians defend their faith and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ effectively. We focus on providing answers to questions about the Bible—particularly the book of Genesis—regarding key issues such as creation, evolution, science, and the age of the earth.